Telegram-herald., 1887-04-09
ALL lB0UT BUSINESS.
GFErT O. I1 MRlIaTE La.


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slls ths AJAX ssslsa aepyeas. e0l sAs laksf-
sac e0saaasses 49, oaases 4alts ss snnsss
dis lreaacs a. &as saties p4tea oaisassnts
ia tie sssfezsse are snssl pa A,E sssili ea2-
t.on. sad aesoad Caiesea lave - - -
tsilsd. Msrehzafs and menoiscsufess aad
Iziss rsissl troal - fe 81 I.sE cens - many
distant F.lois. Tas PAcinc lines esnps4sa
that trsns-eoatinsntal trAsae y rendered
ilasslssieie anlsss thsy sfs esesaytee- fhe
association OF twsnty-sssen souttsrn
ras4-s and lines. aaa fes West
ern Foads, have ALREADY oo'slhea
Temporary exemption prcAusc 0i
cou.sSaurs.G intsfrup pi.0n ~ trzfne. SoFtheFa
ha.s. c9npetiax witn isks OF CaL2s1lan
tfAasp0Eless. si4sm equal nsads. 4aa inter
ioE Foaas ciie large sislpinents ~ n~sf d0sh
re Nisslsssps8. Dec4pse through fAl rates
sr- rsisess Coal rates Increase rhs coss Of
Tue 81 psr Ton about Pniladelpais,. chzRges
ia iron furnsces disturb the trade aud may
else s0fse furnaces. These are oai . lev
Of ths difficulties which the COMMISSION N
expected to examine and IN sosne way II
renleJy. Duf the qaestloa Is how FAR u -
abie 70 30 80.
General business il iaifiy active. though
dsllnesz Is tie complaint a some p0inIs-
Plgisbarg reports the capacity of all ron
farnace IN blast az iS1 JS3 tons weekly.
the gain IN Allegheny county alone being
SOD IONS since March 1. Thr output for
the first quarter ol lss3 Tor the whole cotsn-
rrv IL reekon.si al oss 0JJ tons, which ls
al the rate al 1876 per cent over last yeer 5
/ production. Although present demand -
slack the roads ind freight handbag en-
barrassea by sbor dessrtions and trade Is
dull AZ Mobile aud Montgomery trade Is
active. imprAing al Louisville exe-if IN
distllling andsiuiie active ami hopeial a.
Milwaukee since the defeat OF the labor
ticket
Lumber begins 10 move al Albany. the
: river bcing open, but large sales las; season
make present trade IS dull there a al many
/ other points. Bat country roads hinder
/ dlstr. button. Money j. generally IN good
I supply though growing scarce al Cleveland
and needed ~ Milwaukee on account Of
slow collections. From most points col
leeli0ns sfe reDorted reasonably proIni't.
! There IS groRing real estate speculation
I especially a Cinc.nnSu and Louisville aud
az other Western cities and new tnanufac-
turing cities in the South. Philadelphia
I bankers feel some uneasiness since the for
| eerias and the failure of a somewhat impor-
| tanI firm supposed TO be involved through
! the transfer of the Gas Trust 10 the city
| Not few prudent men doubt whether there
/ is not an undue expansion OF activity, and
caution i8 th2t direction is certainly war
rantei.
Ia tie greater markets, speculation IS
I sDasmodic. Wheat has advanced | cent
with sales OF Is oOo,0O0 bushels. corn aDd
oats change little hogs and lard are lower.
oil aEd s2zsm OF activity for two days
but closes iess tnsn cent higher than
lagi week. Tin recoyers little alter
decline aud copper. iron. srgEg and wool
are unchanged. c9;iee has risen per can't
on sales Of 592 coo bags aud cotton six
.eenth ON sales of 6sl3 COO iaies. Stocks de-
cliued sharply when the street real
lied that the long expected disturb
snce ia consequence OF the. Inter
State law, had actually commenced
and then recovered q littls on suspension OF
the act By the Commission in fayor OF the
Southern roscs. bat IL IS easy 10 see that q
| long period OF uncertainty and entsnge-
nent, as 70 transportation must eDsue, snd
20 one can vet gTaSs how far the Commits
SION will be able 70 prevent miscnisvous re-
suits.
rhe business failures occurring through
ont Tho country during the last seven days.
number for the United States f9s. and for
Carada p, or q total Of 233, as compared
with total OF 223 last week.